Radio Beams – Mary O Halloran involved with Ceoltas all her life.


Radio Beams guest this week is well known Mary O Halloran from Drim in Quin.
Mary was founder member of Doora Barefield Ceoltas many decades ago. She then got involved in the County Ceoltas for 10 years as Chair. Started work in Braids factory at 14 which was not uncommon .
Tune in every Tuesday www.rcb.ie at 3.30pm

Radio Beams – Pat Fitizgerald Retired Chair of Clare Gaa Board

Radio Beamsshow this week is with well know Pat Fitzgerald retired Clare Clare GAACounty Secretary.
Pat was born near Clonlare.Small farm.1st job barman in Limerick then Bunratty.Got a job in stores in Shannon Airport. Became very active in trade union. Led him been elected to Board of Aer rinta. which he tried hard to stop the break up of 3 airports breaking up.Leading to Shannon being a independent airport.
Pat better know for his strong role in change in Clare GAA.
Where he was County secretary during CLare winning 3 All Ireland ’95 ’97 ‘2013 wonderful joyful memories.

Radio Beams – Pat Talty Support staff at Bedford Row in Clare.

Radio Beams show this week is with well know Pat Talty who works with the Bedford Row project who deal with prisoners coming and going to prison in the Clare. He has a office based in Kilrush
Families and prisoners can contact him Bedford Rd during working Pat hours. Pat also works in the prisons in Limerick. On average 90 prisoners in Clare.
Tuesday 3.30pm. rpt Thursday’s at 5:30

Radio Beams – Joe Cahill Corofin GAA Senior Hurling Manager and Coach.

Radio Beams show this Tuesday 3.30pm www.rcb.ie is with well known Corofin Senior hurling manager and coach Joe Cahill .
Joe and his team were 1st ever in the Munster Final.
Joe talks about potted history of Corofin GAA. How they have grown. Such big organisations for the size parish population. Tune in www.rcb.ie 3.30pm.

Radio Beams – Kevin Keane part 2 of his poems and stories.

Radio Beams show this week is with well known Kevin Keane who has written over the decades, poems, and recitations. On his 2nd show of Kevin he selects a number of them.
Kevin is from Kilnamona with family roots in Ballyea and he compiles witty poems about the hurlers in Ballyea.
Kevin is a noted Irish set dancer.

Radio Beams – Colette Nagle of Limestone Yoga

Radio Beams show this week is with Colette Nagle of Limestone yoga studio based in Corofin.
Set up a number of years ago and attracting a lot of interest. Colette her self did a lot of training in Dublin and learned a lot. She does Yoga for pregnant mothers.
She does a 16 classes a week and one in Kilfenora Co.Clare

Radio Beams – Book called We are Human Too with Ann Marie Flanagan and Brian Hogan and Martin Tobin

Radio Beams show this week is with 3 disability activist who along with other are launching a significant book called
“We are Human Too” Ann Marie Flanagan Editor, Martin Tobin and Brian Hogan two of the 100 contributors.
Launch in Temple Gate Hotel Friday 1st of March at 12pm . In partnership with EBCF2024 and Clare Leader Forum
Books are available on the day. Tune in www.rcb.ie 3.30pm.

Radio Beams – Martina Durac Directore and Chair Niamh O Donovan of Ennis Book Festival.

Radio Beams show this week is with two people who are immersed in the 18th Ennis Book Club Festival. One is the Artistic Director Marian Durac . Chair is Niamh O Donovan Executive of Clare Libraries
Martina has a Directed a lot of programmes with TG4 doc. Along with many other works with other bodies.
Niamh says this will bring a lot of business to Ennis over the 3 days.
Both Glor Ennis and Temple Gate Hotel will be the hub of the Ennis Book Club Festival. Other venues will play a part.

Radio Beams – Niall Cleary pub life in Bofeys Corofin and how he got there.

Radio Beams show this week is well know Niall Cleary joint owner of Bofey Quinns Bar & Restaurant in Corofin, A Dublin man who trained a chef in Berkley Court Hotel in Dublin. Went to London with his wife Trish Cleary.
Decided to come to Corofin as his dad had retired there. Bought the pub and restaurants. in 1993.
Now only operating 3 days a week due to cost of running pub due to lack of customers.
Niall have got two artificial hips and wishes to retire . Now in the last number of years Niall has trained in a new profession .

Radio Beams – Seamus O Reilly talks about life and his latest book on Clare GAA 1887 to 2023

Radio Beams show this week is with well know Seamus O Reilly a well know GAA Journalist .Seamus was born in to a family of 6 children. in Ballynacally.
Loved sport and wanted to be a PE teacher. Went to UK for a few years.
Came back and set up the Clare County Express a free paper. Which lasted for 44 yrs finished last year.
Seamus is an author as well. His latest book is recording GAA winner in Clare County from 1887 to 2023 names the teams and other very interesting information.

Radio Beams – Caroline Rouine from Retreat yourself Yoga

Radio Beams show this week is with well known Caroline Rouine of Retreatyourslf Yoga based in Kildysart .Caroline travels around other venues as required.
Caroline left Shannon at 20 yrs old and lived and worked in New York where she met her now husband and set up the Yoga interest
Came home at the onset on Covid 19 and had to stay and now decided to live her with her family. .Does a lot of corporate events with included vegetarian foods after the yoga.
Tune in Tuesday 3.30pm www.rcb.ie

Radio Beams – Krisztina Sky Love from Star Seed Herbal.

Radio Beams show is with well know Krisztine Sky Love from Hungry and fell is love with Ireland. Now living in rural Kildysart
.Set up a business called Star Seed Herbal and can be found on Instagram and FB.
Kriszine cultivates the herbs and patiently matures them to blend them in the healing remedies.
Also offering online platform for certified organics ,Fairtrade .All natural cosmetics ingredients is Datura Visionary Cosmetics.

Radio Beams – Christmas Cheer with Mike Butler,George Benn,Padraic Hayes,Emma Mulqueen and Desserie Stevenson.

Radio Beams show this week is about Christmas Plans for the following. George Benn, Mike Butler, Emma Mulqueen, Desiree Stevenson, and Padraic Hayes.
George and Mike play music over 110 yrs between them.
Emma is a parent of 4 children and looking forward to Santa arrival.
Desiree lives on her own and with share Christmas day with her partner,
Padraic will have his sister and family around for Christmas.
Tune in 3.30pm on Wednesday

Radio Beams -Divided Loyalties exbition in Glor by Mick O Dea and collobration with Michael Hanrahan

Radio Beams show this Tuesday is with two well know artist Mick O Dea a renounced artist. Internationally and Ennis native.
Singer songwriter Michael Hanrahan another Ennis native.
Mick has his working hanging in the Glor gallery called Divided Loyalties about the time of the Black and Tans . Will hang there till January.
Mike Hanrahan featured on a film in Glor same day called The Crimson Warrior. Song about Mick painting. Both of theses men spoke to Radio Beams after. Funded by the Clare County Council

Radio Beams – Ollie and Marcella Casey talks about potery and Ollie and Transgender.

Radio Beams – Ollie and Marcella Casey talks about poetry and Ollie and Transgender.
Radio Beams show Tuesday is with Ollie and Marcella Casey from Lissycasey. Ollie at 13 now writes beautiful poetry and he is also Transgender.
He speaks about this along with his mother Marcella. Their family have received great support and Ollie states in his poetry is about love and especially loves his family.
Ollie has recited his poetry in the Library in Ennis.
Tune in Tuesday at 3.30 pm to www.rcb.ie.